How to Install Asterisk from https://www.asterisk.org/ on Windows 10

Asterisk is a powerful open-source communication platform that enables users to create and deploy voice and video communication solutions. Here are the steps to install Asterisk on Windows 10:

Step 1: Downloading Required Software

1. Go to the Asterisk download page and download the Windows version of Asterisk.
2. Download Visual C++ Redistributable package from Microsoft official website.
3. Download and extract PuTTY, a free SSH and Telnet client, that we will use later.

Step 2: Installing Asterisk on Windows 10

1. After downloading Asterisk, extract the zip file to the desired location.
2. Open the Windows Command Prompt with Administrator privileges by searching for "cmd" in the Windows Start menu, then right-clicking the Command Prompt icon, and selecting "Run as Administrator."
3. Navigate to the Asterisk directory using the cd command.
4. Run the command .\configure
5. Run the command make menuselect to open the Asterisk configuration menu. Here, you can customize your installation by selecting which modules you want to install, adjusting settings, etc.
6. Select "Save & Exit" when you have finished customizing your installation.
7. Run make to build the executable files.
8. Run make install to install Asterisk onto your system.

Step 3: Starting and Testing Asterisk

1. Navigate to the Asterisk installation directory and open the "conf" folder.
2. In the "conf" folder, you will find a file named "asterisk.conf." Use a text editor to open this file.
3. Search for the line "runuser = asterisk" and replace "asterisk" with your Windows user account name.
4. Search for the line "rungroup = asterisk" and replace "asterisk" with your Windows user group name.
5. Save and close the file.
6. Launch a new Command Prompt with Administrator privileges.
7. Navigate to the Asterisk installation directory.
8. Run the command .\asterisk –vvvvvc to start Asterisk.
9. Once Asterisk has started, you can test it by opening PuTTY and establishing a SSH connection to "localhost" with port "22".
10. In the PuTTY terminal, type in asterisk -rv to open the Asterisk command-line interface.
11. You can now use the Asterisk CLI to interact with your installation and configure your communications network.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Asterisk on Windows 10!

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